Smyrna times., 1887-12-21

getting their mail between eleven and |
Twelve o'clock, but under the mixed |
train arrangement, it does not reach
them until from two to three o'clock. |
A protest is the most natural thing. 1t |
is claimed that it takes this train five |
hours to run from Clayton to Oxford,
distance of fifty four miles.
G. H. REGISTER & Co. make sausage
two or three times a week and have it |
always fresh. They have reduced the |
price, but use the same care in making
and guarantee it to be fully up to their
high standard of excellence. Leaf
Lard of their own rendering always on
hand. 4
QUITE a number of people let the
snow lay on their pavements to a late
hour on Sunday and some of the pub
lie lines of travel left the matter to the
sun as if it was no concern of theirs.
There is a penalty for neglecting this
beyond a prescribed time, but as this
was the first fall of snow it was over
looked. The man who neglects this
gets many a censure that never reaches
his ears, though he may not be waited
on by an officer.
ONE of our young ladies, who uses
words expressively and earnestly, in
talking with a friend a few days ago
about a public matter that had a per-
sonal business side to it, asked a direct
question that concerned the latter.
Seeing the question was quite leading
and not wishing to appear inquistive.
She impetuOusly remarked, "Oh!
didn't ask from idle curiosity, / only
wanted to know" The laugh that
followed was satisfactory answer to
her question.
CONTINUATION of the Great Bargain
Sale at L. A. COtton's. Dress Goods,
Linens, Coats, Wraps, Holiday Goods,
Handkerchiefs, Mufflers, Scarfs,
Splashers, Ladies' Kid and Cashmere
Gloves, Hosiery, Hoods, TobOggans,
Caps, Fur Trimmings and Mufis, at L.
A. COttOn's, Smyrna, Del. I
THE TIMES has had a Christmas pres
ent, not exactly from Old Kriss, be-
cause there was no myth about it, but
a reality, bright little girl yesterday
morning bringing a basket containing
candies, almonds, dates, oranges,
grapes and apples, with the cOmpli-
ments of Geo. NJ. Stevenson, of Market
street. The TIMES office in turn wishes
Mr.. Stevenson not only the cOmpH.
ments of the season, but that he may
have lots of purchasers for his varied
and choice articles which he has pro-
vided to meet the wants of our many
families.
THOSE WHO want to break from the
gatrOnomic varieties of Christmas
week to those which take in the delights
of the mind will have an opportunity
at the Opera House on Wednesday
evening, 2Sth inst, when Miss Rosa
Rand and the Criterion Company, of
Baltimore, will present A." A Morning
Call and Shakespeare celebrated
play of "Taming the Shrew." This
company, while citizens of character
and not stage professionals, are really
| artists of superior merit, as was eVinced
in the rendition Of Caste" in our
Opera House some weeks ago.
THE snow that fell Saturday night
would have been a fair sleighing snow
| If 1T had not been so wet, the tempera-
ture at no time on that or the succeed
ing day falling below the freezing
point. Robinson's milkman who loses
no opportunity to get a sleigh ride
broke the way as he always does, and
| gave us the first in-tin-abulations for
the winter on his early Sunday morn.
ing round. Three young ladies bent
on some fun and a ride both before the
beautiful snow" should melt out o.
sight, together with VIM. Polk Cum
Minis, seem to have been all ready tC
seize the opportunity ere it fed.
THE following is the answer to E
G. Walls Rebus which appeared in oul
paper three weeks ago:
" A certain degree of pride in ones
personal appearance is always to b.
commended, and a we'll dressed gen
tleman and lady walking side by sid,
delights the eye of the beholder. Eve
ry day you will meet in business circle!
scores of handsomely clothed peOpl,
who owe in great measure their fnt
appearance to the undersigned. Gu,
experience in this branch of trade is
warrantee that all patrons will be suited
For plain or fancy ware for all seasons
and latest styles, call on Yours Truly
OUR cOmpOsitOr in setting up tn,
article of Mrs. MasOn's last week, bv
very natural transpositiOn in speakin,
of the mill pond on the south side O
town got it Paterson instead of Peter
son as 1T was written, and as it wa
called half century ago. During tn
days of the Peterson proprietorship
was a grist mill as now: it afterward
came into the ownership of Rober
Cook when it was used as a bark mill
Forty years ago it was bought by Viii
liam Sharp who again changed it to
grist mill, remaining in his possession
until three or four years ago when j
became the property of John c. Corbit
of Odessa.
WE continue the offer of the Phila
delphia Weekly Press and the SMYRNl
TIMES both for one year for $500 il
advance. For one wanting to keen Vi
with the news of the day but hasn'
time to read the dailies, this is the bes
combination possible-the one givin
a full digest of the news of the worl
at large, and the other of the commu
nifty, State and Peninsula. For thos
desiring a Democratic metropolitan
weekly we can furnish them the Ney
York Weekly Star and the TIMES 70
1925. Or wanting a sprightly agricul
tural monthly, we can furnish ther
the Orchard and Garden and the TIME
for S1.9O in advance.
Two Of our young gents went to
certain house on Sunday night to Sc
the girls and have a good time. TIL
idea of the said young men in havin
a good time" seems to have been tn
spOOny kind of sitting up late, but the
had counted without their host: tn
, fond PARENT" had OWNED their pun
pose and when they entered the pal
Tor they found in an upright positio
on the mantle a card bearing the TO
lowing legend "All gentlemen mus
leave this room under penalty of tn
law, on or before 10 O'clock The
knew what that meant, and when te
o'clock came they were on the wa
home cOgitating on the old provert
young men think old men are fool.
but old men knOiO young men are.
J IT IS bad for a young man to let b
time-pieee get out of order when
watch-smith can be so readily founC
2 One in this condition who is in th
4 habit Of staying into the wee SIN.
= hours" went early to see his girl o
7 Sunday night to have a long evenin,
: Sunday as will be remembered, was
s damp, cloudy day, state of weatht